Clàudia Pina scored four goals in the first half to lead Barcelona to a 7-0 win over Real Madrid before a record Liga F crowd of 40,533 at the Camp Nou. Elsewhere, Manchester City and OL Lyonnes remained perfect in league play.
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Women’s Soccer: Crushing wins for Lyon and Barca in UEFA Champions League
Last season’s runner-up OL Lyonnes Servette 8-0 in their UEFA Women’s Champions League opener to underline its title credentials. It took its haul to 30 goals in four games. France attacker Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored a hat-trick, benefiting from a sublime pass by American teen Lily Yohannes on her third goal. Elsewhere, holder Barcelona trounced Paris FC 5-2.
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Spain striker Paralluelo joins Lyon from Barcelona
Salma Paralluelo, a World Cup winner at three age levels, has joined OL Lyonnes from Barcelona. Paralluelo, who struck twice as Barcelona crushed OL Lyonnes 4-0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Oslo in May, joins a summer exodus from Barcelona.
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Tearful Lindsey Heaps leaves Lyon with fifth league title in five seasons
OL Lyonnes won its 19th French league title in the last 20 years with a 5-0 win over Paris FC in the final.
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Women’s Soccer: Sam Coffey undergoes minor knee surgery
Sam Coffey underwent minor knee surgery last week and will spend the summer recovering.
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OL Lyonnes’ French domination continues
OL Lyonnes continued its domination of Paris St. Germain in French women’s soccer with a 4-1 win in the Coupe de France final played before 12,858 fans in Valenciennes. Lindsey Heaps capped the victory with OL’s fourth goal in the 75th minute, taking . Selma Bacha‘s free kick out of the air and scoring from […]
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Barcelona and OL Lyonnes advance to UEFA Women’s Champions League final in Oslo
Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-2 before 60,021 fans at the Camp Nou to win their UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal series 5-3 on aggregate and advance to their sixth successive Women’s Champions League final. Barca will face eight-time champion OL Lyonnes, a 3-1 winner over defending champion Arsenal (4-3 on aggregate), in the other semifinal. […]
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Lily Yohannes nominated for French ‘espoir’ honors
USWNT teen Lily Yohannes îs one of five players nominated for French women’s league “espoir” honors by the UNFP, the French soccer trade union. Yohannes, 18, joined Lindsey Heaps and Korbin Shrader in the all-American midfield that started for OL Lyonnes in its 2-1 loss at defending champion Arsenal in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal. […]
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Lily Yohannes helps OL Lyonnes return to Champions League semifinals
OL Lyonnes overcame a 1-0 loss in the first leg — its first defeat in 30 games this season in all competitions — to beat Wolfsburg 4-0 in overtime and return to the semifinals.
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Beerensteyn goal gives Wolfsburg edge over Lyon in Women’s Champions League
A first half goal from Dutch striker Lineth Beerensteyn was enough for Wolfsburg to snatch a precious 1-0 win over Lyon in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final in Germany on Tuesday. The 29-year-old pounced after 14 minutes to hit the eight-time champions on the break and give the Germans a slender […]